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Concerning California Law Could Cause Huge Problems for the Already Struggling State,   Trump May Soon Realize He Needs To Start Supporting Cannabis If He Wants Another Win,   SAFE Banking Review Date Set as Optimism Grows,   CDC Report Confirms Teen Use Has Dropped as More States Legalize,   Florida Makes More Progress To Recreational Cannabis Legalization,   Ohio Looks Likely To Get Recreational Legalization on Ballot

Just for fun, we're taking a look at some iconic Star Wars characters and guessing: Do They, or Don't They? Which of the actors from the original movie were down with the good stuff?  What's the real history of who partook?  We've got info on Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher Drug References in the Star Wars movies, including a possible Bong in Obi-Won's abode, and reference to "Spice" in other franchise films    

Singapore Executes Man Over 1 Kilogram Of Cannabis,  Senate Majority Leader Schumer Wishes ‘Happy 420' & Vows to ‘Work Like Hell' For Legalization,   More Capitol Hill Cannabis Measures In the Mix,   Twitter Updates Marijuana Ads Policy Again, Allowing Businesses To Feature ‘Packaged' Cannabis Products In Promoted Tweets,   Texas Decriminalization Potential as House Passes Bill & It Moves to State Senate For Vote

The Origin of the Term "420",   Cannabis & It's Use in History,   The Three Varieties: Sativa, Indica, and Ruderalis,   Should we Call it Cannabis or Marijuana?  And is Marijuana a Racist term or Not? Why do We Call Cannabis Smokers "Stoners"?

Trump Says Death for Cannabis Dealers is the Way to Stop Mass Shootings,   Re-introducing the PREPARE Act: A Bi-Partisan Step Forward for Federal Cannabis Regulation,   Cannabis Users & Gun Rights,   Hawaii's New Attorney General Announces Shift from Cannabis Opposition to Support,   Colorado Legalizes Online Cannabis Purchases Without Cash,   Cannabis Legalization Passes Key Milestone in Minnesota

National Legalization Updates,   State Legalization Updates,   Cannabis in Sports: Chicago's Wrigley Field is First to Sell CBD Drinks & the NBA Lifts Ban,   Why Are Cannabis Stocks So Low, If Their Potential Future Could be So Bright?,   These Cannabis Giants: Tilray & Aurora, Stand to Benefit From Germany's Forthcoming Legal Cannabis Market,   Which Cannabinoid is Linked to Appetite Suppression? And, Where Can You Find it?,   Cannabis Business Fights Back & Sues Over Fees Collected

Will There Be a Medical Crackdown in Oklahoma After Voters Reject Rec Measure?      Why Is Cannabis Legalization Taking So Long, Attorney General Says They're “Still Working” It      Federal Government Seeks to Sustain Ban on Cannabis Users' 2nd Amendment Rights      California's Cannabis Emerald Triangle Facing “Socio-economic Collapse”      Florida Progresses Towards Recreational Cannabis Legalization      Potentially Free Medical Marijuana Cards for Veterans in Arizona      Snoop Dogg's Cannabis Business Ventures Continue      Government Issues Application to Applying for a Certificate of Cannabis Pardon      Alaska Supreme Court Clearing Decades of Cannabis Conviction Records       

Twitter Offering Financial Incentives For Cannabis Advertisers,  DEA Clarifies The Legal Status of Delta 8 and Delta 9 THC-O,  Will the Farm Bill Move Us Closer to Legalization?,  New Attempt to Ban Using Cannabis in Groups of 3 or More,  NJ Police Officers Finally (Officially)  Allowed to Use Cannabis Off-Duty,  Taking Steps to Allow Firefighters Access to Medical Cannabis,  Virginia GOP's War on Legal Cannabis Industry,  Cannabis Legalization's Impact on Psychosis: What the Data Says,  Twins Study Finds Cannabis Legalization Doesn't Cause Negative Side Effects,  Federal Studies Show Decline in Teen Cannabis Usage,  The Road Ahead For Cannabis Legalization in North Carolina  

Optimism on Cannabis Banking, Georgia Cops Seize Mercedes Over Vape Pen, RAW Rolling Papers in Trouble, Smuggling Story, Conflicting Gun Laws for Cannabis Users, & More from: California, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Yale, Crowdfunding, King Palm

White House Responds to Cannabis Banking Questions, Working Together to Reach Cannabis Reform in a Divided Congress, Republican Congressman Pushes For Cannabis To Be Rescheduled, Career Opportunities in Cannabis: What the Industry is Offering in 2023, Why Willie Nelson Credits Cannabis for a Long Life, Jerry's Family Brand “Garcia Hand Picked” Leaves the California Cannabis Market, Ron DeSantis Proposes Increased Funding for Medical Marijuana in Florida, Florida's New Commissioner Drops Gun Right Lawsuit for Cannabis Consumers, Oh My, Oklahoma!  Legalizing Rec Use Could Rake in Half a Billion Dollars for the State, Missouri Makes History with Cannabis Legalization Ahead of Schedule, Colorado Seeks Help to Protect Consumers from Unsafe Cannabis Products, Hawaii Ready to Legalize Cannabis For Recreational Use, Montana lawmakers want to change the state's medical marijuana laws

Marijuana, Cannabis Industry Current News Update Today:   A Bill to Allow Medical Cannabis Users to Purchase Firearms Has Been Introduced Rapidly Increasing Number of Robberies Targeting Cannabis Drivers and Businesses Massachusetts and New York Take Drug Decriminalization to the Next Level Cannabis Delivery Scams Are on the Rise - Here's How to Steer Clear Curaleaf Exits California, Colorado, and Oregon  Kansas Governor Says Laws Preventing Medical Marijuana are “Ridiculous”  Louisville Metro Police Discouraged From Citing Possession of Marijuana Mississippi Residents Get Their First Opportunity to Buy Legal Cannabis As Sales Officially Begin

The Federal Government Finds that Legalizing Weed Lowers Alcohol Use Disorders San Antonio Will Likely Be the Next Texas Town to Decriminalize Cannabis Hawaii Legislatures Announce Plans for Cannabis Legalization Bill Governor Thinks Minnesota Cannabis Legalization Will be “Done by May” The Federal Government Urges States to Mandate Cannabis Warning Labels 

California Bans Flavored Nicotine, including menthol ciggarettes, e-ciggarettees, vapes, and more.  This includes grape flavored Backwoods, and most Swisher Sweets Cigarellos.  

2022 was a legalization dissapointment for many cannabis fans ... but the year actually did make some great progress!

Twitter stops issuing pop-up box encouraging reaching out to substance abuse hotlines for those searching for "marijuana" or "cannabis" terms.

2023 Starting off Right with Recreational Cannabis Sales Beginning in these States:  New York, Connecticut, and Missouri.

North Carolina Governor Says Medical Marijuana Has ‘Opportunity' for Legalization in 2023

Hip-hop legend and cannabis icon, Snoop Dogg, who recently aquired Death Row Records, has announced the record label's entrance into the cannabis industry with:  Death Row Cannabis!  Available in select California markets now (and expanding soon).

Have you been to a cannabis trade show or conference?  How about one of the biggest and best: MJBIZCON?  We went and have a full report on what it's like, and why you should definitely put this one on your list for next year.  (not an advertisement, just our real take on the event!)

Leafly released their 2022 "Doobieous" Achievement Awards list... and we're taking a look at their awards, plus embelishing them with a few updates of our own!  These represent some of the wierdest, wildest, craziest, and coolest cannabis stories of the year!

Because cannabis is listed as a Schedule 1 drug, it remains federally illegal.  President Biden recently issued an order to review cannabis' Schedule 1 status on the Controlled Substances Act.  But what does it mean?  How does that work?  

Lots of Layoffs in Cannabis Company Giants

The "Lame Duck Session" is almost over.  2022 is coming to a close, and so is the 117th Congressional term.  Time is running out for SAFE Banking to pass this year.  Will it?  Or will cannabis advocates have to wait longer.

One Man is Holding Up All of New York State's Retail Market

Cannabis Plants Like to Boogie / Gentle Music Makes Sweet Buds

Government Returns Seized Cannabis Cash 

Connecticut's First Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Will Start Next Month

With Retail Stores Still Waiting, New York Jumpstarts Legal Weed Sales Via Delivery

Cashless ATMs are Being Pulled Out of Dispensaries, Leaving Them Even More Vulnerable to Robberies

What Does the Future of Federal Cannabis Legislation Looks Like With the New Congress?

Mitch McConnell Blocks Cananbis Bills

Brittney Griner is Headed Home For Christmas - Just Released from Russian Prison.  She has been exhanged in a prisoner swap for Russian Arms Dealer, Viktor Bout, the "Merchant of Death." Former Marine Paul Whelan was not included in the exhange.

Biden Signs Historic First Cannabis Reform Bill, Opening Up Research New Federal Job Applications Are More Open to Cannabis Use Cannabis Company MedMen Tries to Avoid $1M in Rent By Using Schedule 1 Status as an Excuse Nevada Appeals Court Ruling Which Says Cannabis' Schedule 1 Classification is Unconstitutional New Jersey Marijuana Regulators Approve Rules For Public Cannabis Consumption Areas Medical Marijuana Patients in Nevada Can Sue Ex-Employers if Fired for Cannabis Use 40% of Cannabis Products From New York City's Illegal Stores are Contaminated Pennsylvania State Pardons Hit a Snag Wedding Guest Files Lawsuit Over Pot-Infused Reception Food Cannabis Council of Canada Calls on Government for “Immediate Financial Relief”

New Portable Cannabis Impairment Testing Device Available for Sale Texas City Offcials Try to Block Cannabis Decriminalization Measures Just Passed by Voters Michigan Cannabis Businesses Donating Free Cannabis for Veterans Southern Illinois University Examines Cannabis as a Possible Prevention for Ovarian Cancer Colombian Government Closing in on Cannabis Legalization

Oregon Governor Issues Pardons for 45,000 Cannabis Convictions Nikki Fried Files Appeal to Fight for Cannabis User's 2nd Amendment Rights Russian Official Says there's New “Activity” Around a Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Kentucky Governor Moves Toward Decriminalization

New York Adult Use Retail Cannabis Market Creeps Closer to Opening with New Licensees Announced Just Released New York Regulations Have MSO's Stressed … And Did Diddy Get a Bad Deal? Texas GOP Congressman Draws Harsh Criticism by Comparing Cannabis to Slavery

Cresco Labs & Columbia Care Deal Make Sean Combs The First Minority Owner of Multi-State Cannabis Operation  Cannabis Industry Can't Even Catch A Break In Tax Settlements Dentists Say Half Their Patients Show Up High Cannabis Medicine, What's The Difference Between Sativex, Marinol, and Epidiolex

California To Get More Retail Stores Thanks to Mid Term Election Results If Most Americans Support Legalization, Why Did Some Measures Fail? High Times Expands Their California Presence With New Acquisition National Park Service Asks People To Please Not Lick The Toads

MJBIZ CON Will The Next Month and Half's “Lame Duck” Session Get Legalization Issues Passed? New York Dispensary Licenses Held Up by “Dormant Commerce Clause” … But This Hold Up Could Also Be The Key to Interstate Cannabis Commerce! Governors Really Matter When It Comes to Legalization

Post-Election Results 420 Friendly Leaders Elected Decriminalization Measures Passed Colorado Shroomin' Psychedelics NORML Election Results Comment Congress Will Hold A Marijuana Hearing One Week After Five States Vote On Legalization Ballot Measures

MMJ Patients Don't Have Gun Rights: Federal Court Rules On Nikki Fried's Second Amendment Lawsuit “Croptober” Produces a Bumper Crop of Quality Cannabis in an Already Saturated Market Cannabis Now America's Sixth Most Profitable Crop NY's $200 Million State Cannabis Fund Managers May Have Serious Financial Conflict of Interest

Constitutional Clause Could Remove State's Resident License Requirements … and Maybe Open Up Inter-State Commerce, Too Cannabis Industry Projected to Reach $72 Billion by 2030 Canopy Growth Could Bring Changes to Cannabis on the Stock Market  South Dakota Officials Accused of Illegal Election Interference Craft Cannabis Farms In Canada Call For Help While On The Brink of Collapse

Schumer's Opponent in the New York Senate Race Blames Cannabis for Drug Deaths Senate Majority Leader Says Congress Is ‘Very Close' To Passing Marijuana Banking Measure Protestors Hold a Smoke-Out at the Russian Embassy in Protest of Brittney Griner's Detention in a Russian Jail

Inching Along Towards Legalization Cannabis Users Are Denied Liver Transplants & Study Finds No Reason For It Germany's Move To Legalize Marijuana

Another Study Shows that Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Dependence Cannabis Company Sues Local Police After Seizing Cash Russian Court Denies Brittney Griner's Sentence Appeal Six Men Disguised as DEA Arrested for Robbing Oregon Marijuana Operation  71% Of Americans Believe Legalizing Cannabis Will Improve the Economy Florida Rains on Circle K's Cannabis Hopes Concerns That New York's Adult Use Market Won't Be Open By The End of This Year

Trulieve Issues Statement on Death of Employee While Working Religious Anti-Marijuana Groups Are Trying to Discredit Cannabis Final Count for States Who Will Vote on Cannabis Recreational Use Federal Court Again Rules Against Border Patrol Restricting Cannabis Paraphernalia Imports Hong Kong to Criminalize CBD in February

Circle K To Be First of it's Kind Gas Station Retail Stores to Offer Legal Marijuana Sales San Antonio, Texas Next Up for Decriminalization Movement Oklahomans Can Vote on Recreational Marijuana Legalization In March 2023 Use of THC Products for Back Pain Results in Clearance Denial Leafly Announces Cost Reductions to Strengthen Financial Profile Recreational Cannabis Producers in Canada Facing Water Ban Due to Drought

Biden Reaffirms His Cannabis Commitment Majority of Voters Support Legalization, but Prohibitionists Use Tricks to Get Their Way Arkansas Political Leaders Make False Claims About Cannabis  Industry trends from Around the Country

Congressional and Senate Votes are Critical for Cannabis Legalization Most Congressional Candidates Try to Sidestep Taking a Stance on Cannabis Reform California Cannabis Tax Revenue Funds Grants Uber Eats Begins Cannabis Deliveries In Toronto With Leafly

MLB is First Major Sporting League to Accept Cannabis Sponsor Grabby Granny Uses Medical Marijuana as an Excuse for Stealing Legalizing Cannabis Leads to Decreased Consumption of Other Drugs & Alcohol South Dakotans Vote on Legalization This Fall, & Prohibitionists are Trying to Stop It

Status Update on Biden's Cannabis Pardon and CSA Review Request FDA Hires Cannabis Advisor, Signaling More Effort to Oversee Cannabis Regulation Nearly one in ten of new jobs created in Missouri are now from the cannabis industry Cannabis Friendly City's Cannabis Festival Go-ers Get a Blast of Smoke from Rapper's Cannabis Cannon